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ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, …

What happens if we see a surge of coronavirus cases among state government employees during the legislative session that starts today? O’Fallon State Rep. Tony Lovasco agrees those workers should be moved up the vaccination list … Lovasco says he’ll closely watch Senator Andrew Koenig’s bill that’s designed to protect …

KMIZ — Jefferson City police say two juveniles were hurt in a stolen vehicle crash Monday night. A release from the police department said a stolen van crashed into several parked cars in the 1000 block of E. High Street just after 7:30 p.m. The police department received a report …

Cole County saw 35 new positives yesterday (tue). Callaway County’s active cases dropped. Boone County reports its 59th death from COVID-19. Health officials said yesterday (tue) the patient was in his or her late 60’s. Boone reported another 109 coronavirus cases, too. Active cases rose. Hospitalizations went down slightly, but …

The Highway Patrol now says it was a Columbia man who Jefferson City police officers shot and killed at a strip mall. State investigators say 59-year-old James Reising threatened officers with a knife Sunday at Wildwood Shopping Center on Missouri Boulevard. The report released yesterday (mon) says officers shot him …

A shooting at a Columbia apartment complex. ABC 17 reports a 19-year-old was shot late last (mon) night at Cliffside Manor Apartments off Old Highway 63 near Broadway and Stephens Lake Park. Apparently, dozens of shots were fired. We should get more info on what happened later today (tue)  

Cole County saw 108 new positives since Friday, with 90 deaths now. Boone County saw a relatively low increase in coronavirus cases yesterday(mon). Just 89 new positives in Boone. Active cases went down a lot. Hospitalizations rose slightly, and are still putting a strain on resources.    

(AP) — One man is dead after a shooting involving police at a Missouri shopping center. Jefferson City Police said officers were investigating a disturbance that ended with a shooting Sunday afternoon at the strip mall. The Wildwood Shopping Center where the disturbance was reported includes Ulta Beauty, Shoe Carnival …

Columbia police say a missing child has been found safe. They said 12-year-old Jewely Clark left her home on White Gate Drive late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. CPD said on Monday morning that Clark was located safely. (This story was last updated at 7:51 a.m. Monday.)

(AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense” if officials did not change the vote count, according to a …